Remove TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES strategy for MergedAnnota…

…tions

This commit removes the deprecated TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES
search strategy from the MergedAnnotations model.

As a direct replacement for the TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES
search strategy, users can use the new fluent search API as follows.

MergedAnnotations mergedAnnotations =
   MergedAnnotations.search(TYPE_HIERARCHY)
      .withEnclosingClasses(clazz -> true) // always search enclosing classes
      .from(MyClass.class);

Note, however, that users are highly encouraged to use
ClassUtils::isInnerClass, ClassUtils::isStaticClass, or a custom
predicate other than `clazz -> true`.

Closes gh-28080

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScanner.java

@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ private static <C, R> R processClass(C context, Class<?> source, SearchStrategy
 			case INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS -> processClassInheritedAnnotations(context, source, searchStrategy, processor);
 			case SUPERCLASS -> processClassHierarchy(context, source, processor, false, Search.never);
 			case TYPE_HIERARCHY -> processClassHierarchy(context, source, processor, true, searchEnclosingClass);
-			case TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES -> processClassHierarchy(context, source, processor, true, Search.always);
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -246,8 +245,7 @@ private static <C, R> R processMethod(C context, Method source,
 			case DIRECT, INHERITED_ANNOTATIONS -> processMethodInheritedAnnotations(context, source, processor);
 			case SUPERCLASS -> processMethodHierarchy(context, new int[]{0}, source.getDeclaringClass(),
 					processor, source, false);
-			case TYPE_HIERARCHY, TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES -> processMethodHierarchy(context, new int[]{0},
-					source.getDeclaringClass(),
+			case TYPE_HIERARCHY -> processMethodHierarchy(context, new int[]{0}, source.getDeclaringClass(),
 					processor, source, true);
 		};
 	}

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotations.java

@@ -356,10 +356,7 @@ static MergedAnnotations from(AnnotatedElement element, SearchStrategy searchStr
 	static MergedAnnotations from(AnnotatedElement element, SearchStrategy searchStrategy,
 			RepeatableContainers repeatableContainers, AnnotationFilter annotationFilter) {
 
-		Predicate<Class<?>> searchEnclosingClass =
-				(searchStrategy == SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES ?
-						Search.always : Search.never);
-		return from(element, searchStrategy, searchEnclosingClass, repeatableContainers, annotationFilter);
+		return from(element, searchStrategy, Search.never, repeatableContainers, annotationFilter);
 	}
 
 	private static MergedAnnotations from(AnnotatedElement element, SearchStrategy searchStrategy,
@@ -668,28 +665,7 @@ enum SearchStrategy {
 		 * <p>Superclass and enclosing class annotations do not need to be
 		 * meta-annotated with {@link Inherited @Inherited}.
 		 */
-		TYPE_HIERARCHY,
-
-		/**
-		 * Perform a full search of the entire type hierarchy on the source
-		 * <em>and</em> any enclosing classes.
-		 * <p>This strategy is similar to {@link #TYPE_HIERARCHY} except that
-		 * {@linkplain Class#getEnclosingClass() enclosing classes} are also
-		 * searched.
-		 * <p>Superclass and enclosing class annotations do not need to be
-		 * meta-annotated with {@link Inherited @Inherited}.
-		 * <p>When searching a {@link Method} source, this strategy is identical
-		 * to {@link #TYPE_HIERARCHY}.
-		 * <p><strong>WARNING:</strong> This strategy searches recursively for
-		 * annotations on the enclosing class for any source type, regardless
-		 * whether the source type is an <em>inner class</em>, a {@code static}
-		 * nested class, or a nested interface. Thus, it may find more annotations
-		 * than you would expect.
-		 * @deprecated as of Spring Framework 6.0 M3, for potential removal or
-		 * replacement before 6.0 GA
-		 */
-		@Deprecated
-		TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES
+		TYPE_HIERARCHY
 
 	}
 

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationsScannerTests.java

@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotations.Search;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotations.SearchStrategy;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -422,29 +424,34 @@ void typeHierarchyStrategyOnMethodWithGenericParameterNonOverrideScansAnnotation
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	void typeHierarchyWithEnclosedStrategyOnEnclosedStaticClassScansAnnotations() {
+	void typeHierarchyStrategyWithEnclosingClassPredicatesOnEnclosedStaticClassScansAnnotations() {
 		Class<?> source = AnnotationEnclosingClassSample.EnclosedStatic.EnclosedStaticStatic.class;
-		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES))
+		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, ClassUtils::isInnerClass))
+				.containsExactly("0:EnclosedThree");
+		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, Search.always).toList())
+				.isEqualTo(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, ClassUtils::isStaticClass).toList())
 				.containsExactly("0:EnclosedThree", "1:EnclosedTwo", "2:EnclosedOne");
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	void typeHierarchyWithEnclosedStrategyOnEnclosedInnerClassScansAnnotations() {
+	void typeHierarchyStrategyWithEnclosingClassPredicatesOnEnclosedInnerClassScansAnnotations() {
 		Class<?> source = AnnotationEnclosingClassSample.EnclosedInner.EnclosedInnerInner.class;
-		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES))
+		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, ClassUtils::isStaticClass))
+				.containsExactly("0:EnclosedThree");
+		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, Search.always).toList())
+				.isEqualTo(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, ClassUtils::isInnerClass).toList())
 				.containsExactly("0:EnclosedThree", "1:EnclosedTwo", "2:EnclosedOne");
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	void typeHierarchyWithEnclosedStrategyOnMethodHierarchyUsesTypeHierarchyScan() {
+	void typeHierarchyStrategyWithEnclosingClassPredicatesOnMethodHierarchyUsesTypeHierarchyScan() {
 		Method source = methodFrom(WithHierarchy.class);
-		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES)).containsExactly(
-				"0:TestAnnotation1", "1:TestAnnotation5", "1:TestInheritedAnnotation5",
-				"2:TestAnnotation6", "3:TestAnnotation2", "3:TestInheritedAnnotation2",
-				"4:TestAnnotation3", "5:TestAnnotation4");
+		assertThat(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, Search.always).toList())
+				.isEqualTo(scan(source, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, ClassUtils::isInnerClass).toList())
+				.containsExactly(
+					"0:TestAnnotation1", "1:TestAnnotation5", "1:TestInheritedAnnotation5",
+					"2:TestAnnotation6", "3:TestAnnotation2", "3:TestInheritedAnnotation2",
+					"4:TestAnnotation3", "5:TestAnnotation4");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -509,8 +516,14 @@ private Method methodFrom(Class<?> type) {
 	}
 
 	private Stream<String> scan(AnnotatedElement element, SearchStrategy searchStrategy) {
+		return scan(element, searchStrategy, Search.never);
+	}
+
+	private Stream<String> scan(AnnotatedElement element, SearchStrategy searchStrategy,
+			Predicate<Class<?>> searchEnclosingClass) {
+
 		List<String> results = new ArrayList<>();
-		scan(this, element, searchStrategy,
+		scan(this, element, searchStrategy, searchEnclosingClass,
 				(criteria, aggregateIndex, source, annotations) -> {
 					trackIndexedAnnotations(aggregateIndex, annotations, results);
 					return null; // continue searching
@@ -521,7 +534,13 @@ private Stream<String> scan(AnnotatedElement element, SearchStrategy searchStrat
 	private static <C, R> R scan(C context, AnnotatedElement source, SearchStrategy searchStrategy,
 			AnnotationsProcessor<C, R> processor) {
 
-		return AnnotationsScanner.scan(context, source, searchStrategy, Search.never, processor);
+		return scan(context, source, searchStrategy, Search.never, processor);
+	}
+
+	private static <C, R> R scan(C context, AnnotatedElement source, SearchStrategy searchStrategy,
+			Predicate<Class<?>> searchEnclosingClass, AnnotationsProcessor<C, R> processor) {
+
+		return AnnotationsScanner.scan(context, source, searchStrategy, searchEnclosingClass, processor);
 	}
 
 	private void trackIndexedAnnotations(int aggregateIndex, Annotation[] annotations, List<String> results) {

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java

@@ -843,22 +843,6 @@ void streamTypeHierarchyFromClassWithInterface() throws Exception {
 				Transactional.class)).hasSize(1);
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	void streamTypeHierarchyAndEnclosingClassesFromNonAnnotatedInnerClassWithAnnotatedEnclosingClass() {
-		Stream<Class<?>> classes = MergedAnnotations.from(AnnotatedClass.NonAnnotatedInnerClass.class,
-				SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES).stream().map(MergedAnnotation::getType);
-		assertThat(classes).containsExactly(Component.class, Indexed.class);
-	}
-
-	@Test
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	void streamTypeHierarchyAndEnclosingClassesFromNonAnnotatedStaticNestedClassWithAnnotatedEnclosingClass() {
-		Stream<Class<?>> classes = MergedAnnotations.from(AnnotatedClass.NonAnnotatedStaticNestedClass.class,
-				SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY_AND_ENCLOSING_CLASSES).stream().map(MergedAnnotation::getType);
-		assertThat(classes).containsExactly(Component.class, Indexed.class);
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	void getFromMethodWithMethodAnnotationOnLeaf() throws Exception {